Posts Categorized: Wildland
Reno Wildfire Fully Contained
THE WIND-WHIPPED GRASS FIRE THAT took out more than six square miles in just over two days near Reno, Nevada,has been fully contained according to the fire officials
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Reno, Carson City Nevada Area Wildfire, 10,000 Evacuated, 50% Contained
Updated reports indicate 26 occupied dwellings have been destroyed. Reno, like much of the west has not seen precipitation for almost six weeks.
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Nevada Brush Fire Claims 27 Homes
A BRUSH FIRE THAT SPRUNG UP around noon Pacific near Reno, Nevada, on Thursday has raced through six square miles and burned at least 27 homes so far.
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January 17th, 1908 – Scranton PA Fatal Knitting Mill Fire
SCRANTON FACTORY FILLED WITH GIRLS A PREY TO FLAMES
FOUR KILLED AND MANY MEET SERIOUS HURTS
Several Of The Victims Leaped From The Windows.
FEARFUL JAM ON A FIRE ESCAPE.
The Flames Gutted the Interior of the Knitting Mill in Which the Girls Were …
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Congressional office pool offends mother of fallen firefighter. Wildland fire organization calls it ‘a shot to the gut.’
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee office pool had been running since 2003.
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LODD x 6 – Chile
Wildfire Runover
A CREW OF TEN WILDFIRE FF's WERE overun at a fire Thursday that is believed to be purposely set. Of the ten, six perished as they all huddled together after being surrounded. The London Telegraph explains:
Th…
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Inmate Firefighter Collapses/Dies On Training Hike in Central California
An inmate firefighter assigned to Cuesta Fire Camp, located at the California Men’s Colony, died while taking part in a County/Cal Fire training program at Camp San Luis Obispo.Cal Fire Capt. Jane Schmitz said the inmate collapsed while hiking on the military base shortly after 3:30 Wednesday afternoon.
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Reno Wildfire Destroys 20 Homes, Thousands Evacuated
Local coverage (video)
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Long-Haul Mutual Aid
Last Tuesday, 25 October, two arsonists started a wildfire that is still burning as this posting is being written.
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Air Tanker Crash in France
Pilot Escapes Serious Injury
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Video: How Wildland Firefighters Stay Cool in the Summer
Here is a short video that gives you the first person point of view experiencing a water drop from a helicopter a couple of hundred feet above you.
Figuring that the water more than likely comes from a lake, that is probably pretty refreshing for the firefighters! Just as long as the helicopter didn't accidentally pick up any SCUBA divers when he got the water!
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Lightning Strikes Spark Fires in Sierras
Early morning air to ground lighting has ignited 40 new fires in the Southern Sierra Nevada's and Tehachapi's in Kern County
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Texas Fires Situation Report
Yesterday Texas Forest Service responded to 22 new fires for 7,544 acres, including 10 new large fires. In the past seven days Texas Forest Service has responded to 181 fires for 118,413 acres.
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Texas Task Force 1 Deployed to Search Town Destroyed by Wildfire
Texas Task Force 1 has been deployed to Bastrop, Texas (Near Austin) to conduct a search of the scorched town. Â Approximately 700 homes haves have been destroyed by the wildfire.
The State of Texas has been a leader in enhancing their US&R Task F…
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Bastrop Texas Wildfire
The Bastrop County Complex Fire has consumed more than 25,000 acres and claimed an estimated 476 homes or structures since yesterday
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Light Plane Crash Triggers Grass Fire
A LIGHT PLANE CRASHED SUNDAY MORNING near Tehachapi, California, killing the pilot and starting a destructive grass fire.
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Small Aircraft Crash Ignites the ‘Canyon Fire’
One death related to the crash of a small plane in the mountains southeast of the City of Tehachapi has been confirmed.
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‘Motor Fire’ Hitting on all Cylinders
There could not be a less hospitable spot for a major wildfire than the Merced River Canyon near Yosemite National Park.
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State Fire News Round-up
August, South Carolina Fire News
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Arkansas Grass Fire Takes Out More Than 100 Buildings
A GRASS FIRE IN FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, swept into what was the hospital center for the Fort Chaffee Army Post Wednesday night and consumed approximately 110 long-vacated buildings.
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Cal Fire To Impose $150 Fee Per Inhabitable Structure in Response Zones
Cal Fire, California's elite wildland firefighting force is set to charge homeowners within their area of responsibility $145. It's being called a "fire prevention fee" and the bill will create a Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fund.
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Croatian Island Fire Update
THE STUBBORN WILDFIRE THAT THREATENED the entire island of Brac in Croatia has been extinguished.
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Stubborn Wildfire on Croatian Island
Over 25% of Island Burned So Far
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“Let’s Set The Camera Up Right Here, Close to the Fire”
Bring the action to the folks watching at home...
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Las Conchas Fire Now 70,000 Acres, Growth Stalled as Winds Abate (updated)
Las Conchas fire command has to feel pretty good about the weather as they map out plans to control this 70,000 acre beast. Las Conchas incident command have placed containment at 3%. The fire has burned 12 homes.
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